4 players are tied for the fewest career home runs when winning the MVP award >0 times, with 0 home runs. The first three are Justin Verlander, Roger Clemens and Willie Hernandez.
Interpreted as:
fewest career home runs with an mvp by a player| NAME | HR | MVP | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Verlander | 0 | 1 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | -5 | -11.9 | .088 | -66 | -12.1 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 0 | 1 | 95 | 179 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 37 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .173 | .236 | .207 | .443 | 4 | -22.6 | .207 | 14 | -23.7 |
| 3 |  | W. Hernandez | 0 | 1 | 391 | 63 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .219 | .238 | .457 | 1 | -6.6 | .207 | 11 | -7.3 |
| 4 | | J. Konstanty | 0 | 1 | 433 | 202 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .163 | .179 | .173 | .352 | -3 | -29.4 | .166 | -9 | -30.6 |
| 5 |  | C. Kershaw | 1 | 1 | 357 | 698 | 46 | 113 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 847 | 129 | 13 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .162 | .205 | .185 | .390 | 1 | -97.2 | .180 | 5 | -97.2 |
| 6 | | D. McLain | 1 | 1 | 285 | 616 | 32 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 244 | 1 | 0 | 709 | 94 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .133 | .166 | .153 | .318 | -8 | -80.4 | .149 | -11 | -86.1 |
| 7 | | B. Shantz | 1 | 1 | 558 | 548 | 60 | 107 | 20 | 2 | 46 | 47 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 645 | 134 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .195 | .265 | .245 | .509 | 31 | -43.4 | .243 | 39 | -49.1 |
| 8 | | R. Fingers | 2 | 1 | 487 | 180 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .172 | .186 | .222 | .408 | 2 | -20.1 | .186 | 16 | -19.9 |
| 9 |  | S. Koufax | 2 | 1 | 397 | 776 | 26 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 43 | 1 | 386 | 0 | 1 | 858 | 90 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .097 | .145 | .116 | .261 | -28 | -122.6 | .127 | -25 | -126.7 |
| 10 | | H. Newhouser | 2 | 2 | 490 | 999 | 70 | 201 | 22 | 2 | 81 | 89 | 0 | 150 | 3 | 1,160 | 233 | 26 | 72 | 24 | .201 | .267 | .233 | .500 | 54 | -76.6 | .246 | 36 | -90.5 | |||
| 11 | | D. Eckersley | 3 | 1 | 147 | 181 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .173 | .199 | .372 | 0 | -22.4 | .171 | -8 | -24.1 |
| 12 | | V. Blue | 4 | 1 | 270 | 512 | 37 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 3 | 271 | 0 | 2 | 618 | 74 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .104 | .186 | .145 | .330 | -3 | -70.5 | .165 | -1 | -69.7 |
| 13 | | C. Hubbell | 4 | 2 | 535 | 1,288 | 95 | 246 | 30 | 2 | 101 | 33 | 1 | 172 | 1 | 1,397 | 292 | 36 | 75 | 6 | .191 | .212 | .227 | .439 | 20 | -154.1 | .205 | 14 | -155.7 | |||
| 14 | | M. Cooper | 6 | 1 | 296 | 654 | 50 | 127 | 16 | 0 | 68 | 23 | 1 | 118 | 0 | 721 | 161 | 22 | 43 | .194 | .223 | .246 | .469 | 23 | -57.2 | .223 | 25 | -62.4 | ||||
| 15 | | D. Dean | 8 | 1 | 324 | 717 | 76 | 161 | 23 | 4 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 104 | 5 | 766 | 216 | 35 | 39 | .225 | .235 | .301 | .536 | 36 | -59.2 | .245 | 35 | -61.8 | ||||
| 16 | | S. Chandler | 9 | 1 | 211 | 548 | 53 | 110 | 18 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 4 | 154 | 0 | 605 | 159 | 29 | 33 | 9 | .201 | .234 | .290 | .524 | 28 | -39.7 | .247 | 42 | -45.4 | |||
| 17 | | D. Newcombe | 15 | 1 | 452 | 878 | 94 | 238 | 33 | 3 | 108 | 87 | 3 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 988 | 322 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 17 | .271 | .338 | .367 | .705 | 110 | -4.4 | .324 | 87 | -15.5 |
| 18 | | L. Grove | 15 | 1 | 619 | 1,369 | 119 | 202 | 27 | 5 | 121 | 105 | 2 | 593 | 1 | 1,579 | 284 | 47 | 103 | 1 | .148 | .209 | .207 | .417 | 17 | -181.1 | .202 | 6 | -205.7 | |||
| 19 | | M. Wills | 20 | 1 | 1,942 | 7,588 | 1,067 | 2,134 | 177 | 71 | 458 | 552 | 16 | 684 | 586 | 208 | 8,304 | 2,513 | 268 | 119 | 29 | 26 | 92 | .281 | .330 | .331 | .661 | 833 | -56.4 | .301 | 91 | -89.7 |
| 20 | | B. Walters | 23 | 1 | 715 | 1,966 | 227 | 477 | 99 | 16 | 234 | 114 | 5 | 303 | 12 | 2,149 | 677 | 138 | 64 | 13 | .243 | .286 | .344 | .630 | 182 | -74.2 | .293 | 65 | -93.2 | |||
| 21 |  | B. Gibson | 24 | 1 | 596 | 1,328 | 132 | 274 | 44 | 5 | 144 | 63 | 8 | 415 | 13 | 10 | 1,489 | 400 | 73 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 13 | .206 | .243 | .301 | .545 | 89 | -69.6 | .247 | 49 | -86.2 |
| 22 | | N. Fox | 35 | 1 | 2,367 | 9,232 | 1,279 | 2,663 | 355 | 112 | 790 | 719 | 142 | 216 | 76 | 75 | 10,349 | 3,347 | 502 | 208 | 48 | 24 | 175 | .288 | .348 | .363 | .710 | 1186 | 2.9 | .325 | 96 | -53.4 |
| 23 | | M. Marion | 36 | 1 | 1,572 | 5,506 | 602 | 1,448 | 272 | 37 | 624 | 470 | 14 | 537 | 35 | 2 | 6,141 | 1,902 | 345 | 151 | 120 | .263 | .323 | .345 | .668 | 615 | -76.4 | .317 | 83 | -127.4 | ||
| 24 | | P. Rizzuto | 38 | 1 | 1,661 | 5,816 | 877 | 1,588 | 239 | 62 | 563 | 651 | 49 | 398 | 149 | 15 | 6,711 | 2,065 | 339 | 193 | 2 | 1 | 107 | .273 | .351 | .355 | .706 | 773 | 0.8 | .335 | 96 | -31.1 |
| 25 | | D. Groat | 39 | 1 | 1,929 | 7,484 | 829 | 2,138 | 352 | 67 | 707 | 490 | 31 | 512 | 14 | 27 | 8,179 | 2,741 | 458 | 122 | 52 | 39 | 220 | .286 | .330 | .366 | .696 | 885 | -25.5 | .312 | 90 | -103.6 |
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